Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Filbert

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Corylus maxima

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Filbert is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Filbert
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Betulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Corylus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Corylus maxima

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Filbert

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Filbert
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Filbert

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Turkey) and Europe (12 countries).

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

The Bulmer's Fruit Bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is a species in the genus Aproteles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.